Stoneside

I really hate this NELFUND argument. And as usual those defending the government have concluded that one of the most lavish administrations in the world cannot afford to fund tertiary education. UNESCO recommends that at least 15–20% of the federal budget be allocated to education. That is the barest minimum. But of course, this forward-thinking government of the people gives barely 5%, as there are presidential aircraft to be refurbished, SUV fleets to be upgraded, and villas to be renovated, so they cannot afford to invest in education, unfortunately. Instead, they pass the burden onto you by giving you loans. No government that blows billions on frivolities should have the audacity to tell its citizens it cannot give education the barest minimum, yet even with the second highest number of out-of-school children in the world, they do. Because they know for a fact that a number of you have reached such levels of idiocy that you will clap when they spit in your face. And scream for joy and praise them, in your poverty-induced myopia, for their "benevolence", calling it a "good initiative", and start drawing parallels to the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. They enjoyed the same education for free, pulled the ladder up behind them, and now hand you a loan instead. And yet you praise them for your future debts, calling it "interest-free" and that you can pay back "only when you're comfortable." Can you not see that you're mad?